FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 30, 1999Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed UTA by 8 at halftime and won 104–101.

Final · Box score
Pistons93
Hawks77
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Hornets99
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Sixers81
Bulls91
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Cavs91
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Warriors93
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Clippers95
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Bucks107
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Mavs78
Wolves98
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +22; Q4 MIN +20
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Knicks94
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Nets98
Magic100
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +2
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz101
Kings104
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Spurs95
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Grizzlies101
Q1 VAN +2; Q2 VAN -2; Q3 VAN +6; Q4 VAN +14
The lead · Jazz-Kings

Vernon Maxwell scores 33, Sacramento rallies past Utah

Patrick Ewing goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-8+40+3SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz232520276101
Kings202032239104
Who led
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 16, 9, 8, 25, 19, 12, 9, 33SAC33 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 12, 0, 8, 8, 0, 0, 9, 26SAC26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 17, 24, 16, 31, 23, 26, 7, 20UTA20 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 8, 12, 6, 15, 12, 10, 4, 14UTA14 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 20.

NYK over IND1MIL over WAS2ORL over NJN2GSW over POR3SAC over UTA3SAS over SEA8HOU over LAC9BOS over CHH10CHI over PHI10TOR over CLE10VAN over DEN14DET over ATL16MIN over DAL20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Wizards-Bucks combined for 212, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BucksWizards 105, Bucks 107
212
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 109, Hornets 99
208
Jazz-KingsJazz 101, Kings 104
205
Rockets-ClippersRockets 104, Clippers 95
199
Nets-MagicNets 98, Magic 100
198
Raptors-CavsRaptors 101, Cavs 91
192
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 87, Grizzlies 101
188
Pacers-KnicksPacers 93, Knicks 94
187
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 90, Warriors 93
183
Sonics-SpursSonics 87, Spurs 95
182
Mavs-WolvesMavs 78, Wolves 98
176
Sixers-BullsSixers 81, Bulls 91
172
Pistons-HawksPistons 93, Hawks 77
170
5 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-KnicksPacers 93, Knicks 94
+1 NYK
Wizards-BucksWizards 105, Bucks 107
+2 MIL
Nets-MagicNets 98, Magic 100
+2 ORL
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 90, Warriors 93
+3 GSW
Jazz-KingsJazz 101, Kings 104
+3 SAC
Sonics-SpursSonics 87, Spurs 95
+8 SAS
Rockets-ClippersRockets 104, Clippers 95
+9 HOU
Sixers-BullsSixers 81, Bulls 91
+10 CHI
Raptors-CavsRaptors 101, Cavs 91
+10 TOR
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 109, Hornets 99
+10 BOS
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 87, Grizzlies 101
+14 VAN
Pistons-HawksPistons 93, Hawks 77
+16 DET
Mavs-WolvesMavs 78, Wolves 98
+20 MIN
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 101, Kings 104
8 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 98, Magic 100
7 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 90, Warriors 93
4 pts
Wizards-BucksMIL won · Wizards 105, Bucks 107
3 pts
Mavs-WolvesMIN won · Mavs 78, Wolves 98
2 pts
KG shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
92% (11-12)
CampbellCHH · 17 PTS, 7 REB
80% (8-10)
BoothCHI · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
NesbyLAC · 24 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
PotapenkoBOS · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 93Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2130222093
Knicks2628202094
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 18 points carried New York past Indiana, 94-93

For Indiana, Travis Best had 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-21, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+3+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 101Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz232520276101
Kings202032239104
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 26 points as Sacramento beat Utah 104-101 in OT

Karl Malone led Utah with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Kings took the third 32-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3−8+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 90Warriors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2422182690
Warriors2023183293
The story
Golden State beat Portland 93-90 behind 24 points from Bimbo Coles

Rasheed Wallace paced Portland: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 32-26 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4−3−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Arvydas Sabonis topped the game at 52.4 FPTS: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg19.2Last 3

19.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
10.21997–98 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 1997–98 (31 games). Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Patrick Ewing leads the day with 37

Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 30, 11, 21, 23, 23, 13, 20, 37Knicks-Pacers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 16, 9, 8, 25, 19, 12, 9, 33Kings-Jazz · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 21, 20, 18, 16, 4, 23, 22, 29Nuggets-Grizzlies · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 18, 14, 29, 10, 13, 11, 14, 28Pistons-Hawks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 21, 2, 5, 4, 13, 17, 6, 28Magic-Nets · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 7, 12, 10, 25, 10, 23, 10, 28Raptors-Cavs · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.9 18.0 last 10 · 13.1 season
Hubert DavisDAL+4.6 12.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Patrick EwingNYK+4.5 23.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Felipe LopezVAN+4.4 12.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Bimbo ColesGSW+4.4 13.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Nick AndersonORL−4.5 12.0 last 10 · 16.5 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−4.3 15.0 last 10 · 19.3 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.9 10.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Chuck PersonCHH−3.7 3.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Kevin WillisTOR−3.1 9.5 last 10 · 12.6 season